tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post3579822311657735863..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Backyard Nature Wednesday: Texas Garter SnakeDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-41893046819467978462021-05-18T12:18:16.913-05:002021-05-18T12:18:16.913-05:00They are wonderful but often persecuted critters. ...They are wonderful but often persecuted critters. Thank you for being a good neighbor to the one near you. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-36252123638104409012021-05-18T12:00:46.760-05:002021-05-18T12:00:46.760-05:00Just saw my first Texas Garter Snake. We live in ...Just saw my first Texas Garter Snake. We live in Bandera County, TX and have a creek that runs about 100 feet from where it was seen. We are glad to have it living near us.debbie cavallinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919723840757718232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-48718497554988850422015-06-13T22:29:27.195-05:002015-06-13T22:29:27.195-05:00It's really sad that so many people are so pre...It's really sad that so many people are so prejudiced against snakes. And for absolutely no good reason. Human beings are indeed a strange species.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-35754470810652105162015-06-13T20:22:15.238-05:002015-06-13T20:22:15.238-05:00I find snakes fascinating, although I probably wou...I find snakes fascinating, although I probably would have jumped a mile had one slithered that close to me! Many of my neighbors are vehemently anti-snake and decapitate any and all that they see, sadly. Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-22925562880161508122015-06-12T13:26:38.914-05:002015-06-12T13:26:38.914-05:00Unfortunately, that's the reaction of a lot of...Unfortunately, that's the reaction of a lot of people, Carmen. Education is the answer to overcoming our long-ingrained fear of snakes. They really are the most inoffensive creatures and they play an important role in the ecosystem. I'm glad to have mine around.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-50036775810277009132015-06-12T13:14:53.842-05:002015-06-12T13:14:53.842-05:00It would scare me to death!It would scare me to death!Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com